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Japan paper’s social media accounts blocked in China

BEIJING: One of Japan’s biggest newspapers said Thursday its social media accounts have been deleted in China, amid a bitter territorial dispute between the two

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China finance minister signals may accept growth below 7 percent

SHANGHAI: China’s finance minister signalled that Beijing may be willing to tolerate economic growth in the second half of the year significantly below 7 percent, marking the most sobering comment

Mudslide in western China buries dozens of people

BEIJING: Flooding in western China, the worst in 50 years for some areas, has triggered a landslide that buried up to 40 people and destroyed a high-profile memorial to a

Riots kill 27 in minority region of far west China

BEIJING: Riots in a restive far western region of China on Wednesday killed 27 people and left at least three injured, state media said. The official Xinhua News Agency said knife-wielding mobs attacked police stations, a local governmentbuilding

Edward Snowden Claims NSA Documents Show U.S. Hacks China: Report

Alleged NSA leaker Edward Snowden claimed today to have evidence that the U.S. government has been hacking into Chinese computer networks since at least 2009 – an effort he said

China bus fire that killed 47 may be arson

BEIJING: A fire that gutted a commuter bus, killing 47 and injuring dozens more during rush hour in a port city in south eastern China, appears to have been deliberately

90 killed in deadly fire in China poultry plant

A fire at a poultry processing plant in China has killed at least 93 people, state media say. The fire broke out at a slaughterhouse in Dehui in Jilin province

China president makes first ever visit to Trinidad

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad and Tobago: Chinese President Xi Jinping met for the first time with officials in Trinidad and Tobago Saturday on the first stop of a four-country regional tour. In

In China, US official promotes military ties

BEIJING: U.S. National Security Adviser Tom Donilonpushed Tuesday for stronger military relations with China, on the final day of a visit to Beijing to set the stage for a summit

Chinese media: North Korea envoy offers talks

BEIJING: A North Korean envoy, on the second day of his fence-mending visit to ally China, heeded Beijing’s wishes by offering to renew nuclear disarmament talks, Chinese state mediasaid. The